Podcast Episode

In today’s episode of The True Craft Podcast, Chris and Katy have a candid discussion about the impact of entrepreneurship on business owners and their families.  Katy and Chris address tough questions through lenses of both coming from families of entrepreneurs. What effect does this lifestyle really have on your family? How and when do you […]

In this episode of The True Craft Podcast, Chris and Katy are joined by Terry Horner, Owner of Liability Brewing in Greenville, South Carolina. They dive deep into the world of B Corps — and Terry shifts Chris’s entire mindset on this topic.  We explore the vast benefits taking this path can have on your

In this episode, Katy and Chris are joined by a True Craft Podcast veteran, Adam Robbings of Reuben’s Brews. We catch up with Adam to discuss what he is seeing as a Pacific Northwest craft leader in both the taproom and distribution. In particular, we discuss:  Links: Reuben’s Brews – WebsiteReuben’s Brews – InstagramThe Taster

In this episode of The True Craft Podcast, Katy and Chris welcome Greg Parker from Iron Horse Brewery to challenge the mainstream understanding of brewery team organization. At the end of the day, every person on your team is just that… a person. How are you as a leader facilitating the health and growth of

In this episode, Chris and Katy sit down with Zak Koga from Karben4 Brewing out of Madison, WI to explore the blunt realities of contract brewing in the craft beer industry.  Are the headwinds in craft at least in part a product of a mature industry? Could Canabev just maybe be the answer to our

We’re back! Join co-hosts Chris Farmand and Katy Noel as they dive right into a new season of The True Craft Podcast. Chris and Katy discuss the vision for the season and kickoff with our first guest, Bill Tressler, CEO and Co-Founder of Hinterland Brewery out of Green Bay, WI. We unpack challenges the craft

When we started The True Craft Podcast, our goal was to continue our sharing of expert insight and knowledge of the craft industry, but in an audio format. Over one year, four seasons, and fifty episodes later, we feel like we’ve accomplished that goal. In light of this realization, and with our focus shifting to

We’re at the end of season 4 and we can’t thank you enough for another great season. We thought it would be fitting to cap things off with a friend of the show… Today’s guest is Jason Sleeman, a National Craft Beverage Lender from United Community Bank out of Atlanta, Georgia. Chris and Jason both

Today’s guest is the founder of a brewery with a built-in distribution company, helping other Iowa breweries distribute their beer throughout the entire state. We’re talking with John Martin from Confluence Brewing Company out of Des Moines, Iowa. John explains the distribution company Confluence has built over the years, their early days of packaging and

Today’s guest is a familiar voice in the podcast world and a leader in the brewery space in general. We’re welcoming Augie Carton from Carton Brewing Company and Steal This Beer out of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. We take a look at Carton Brewing’s direct-to-consumer delivery system, we have a discussion on the public view